Do babies Pee in the Womb?

Yes, babies pee in the womb. The human attribute of excreting waste products applies to babies while they’re still in the womb. In the early stages of development, the unborn child is surrounded by a fluid called amniotic acid.

This fluid is initially formed from the accumulation of fluid due to the cellular activity surrounding the early embryo.

After
the 11th week of pregnancy the renal function of the unborn baby begins to get
noticed (the bladder starts to accumulate urine) and the baby begins to urinate
providing the main component of the amniotic fluid: the unborn baby’s urine.

Amniotic
fluid is composed of the urine of the unborn babies by more than 90%. Other
minor components are pulmonary, funicular (umbilical cord), cutaneous, ocular
secretions, etc.

The baby controls the volume of the liquid by compensating the speed of production (urinating) with the speed of elimination (swallowing).

When the baby swallows, most of the liquid passes to the mother in the form of water.

Do
babies drink pee in the womb?

By the time their kidneys are fully developed, babies will begin to consume and re-excrete the amniotic fluid around them as urine and then consume it again.

Isn’t
it surprising?

Well, this awkward process is a very crucial medical factor as medical personnel relies on it in determining the state of the unborn child.

Extremely low amount of amniotic fluid translates to malfunctioning of the baby’s kidneys while the extremely high amount of amniotic fluid. On the other hand, indicates that the baby is experiencing difficulty in swallowing.

The
baby continuously swallows amniotic fluid but gets nothing practically from it
to nourish himself.

By ultrasound, the stomach can be seen “full” of fluid, which means that the upper digestive tract is developed correctly and that the nervous system works correctly in what reflexes swallowing refers — it doesn’t mean that the baby has eaten recently.

The
stomach should always be visible; otherwise, it may suggest severe fetal
problems of a structural or functional nature.

What
happens if baby poops in the womb?

Most babies wait until after their birth before passing out their first poop —a greenish-black substance called Meconium.

There are, however, complex cases wherein Meconium is released while a baby is still in the womb.

When this happens, the baby’s health is in danger because Meconium affects ante-natal respiratory and digestive processes negatively.

But
experienced doctors can treat this condition by getting the baby’s airways
suctioned to take out contaminated fluid.

The passage of Meconium into the intestines of unborn babies is not supposed to happen until they are born. However, it’s not so unusual for babies to poop in the womb.

According to studies, about 12% of fetuses are not able to hold Meconium in until delivery.

These babies will have MSAF-meconium tinted amniotic fluid, usually greenish or yellowish, present in waste bile.

It
may be of concern for the chances that Meconium enters the fetal airway,
causing a respiratory disease called meconium aspiration syndrome or MAS
although the syndrome can cause fetal death if it extends into pregnancies that
last longer than 42 weeks.

When
a baby ingests a small amount of Meconium while in utero or during delivery,
ingesting small amounts of Meconium, either in the lungs or through the mouth
in utero runs the risk of contracting MAS for babies.

This
condition can be a health risk for the baby, but most of the time does not
cause serious complications. This condition is technically referred to as
meconium aspiration syndrome.

It
is not uncommon for babies to pass Meconium into the uterus that can result in
amniotic fluid stained with Meconium.

Decreased oxygen in the uterus, the process of hard or long delivery, and the health conditions of the mother suffers can contribute to meconium aspiration syndrome.

Such conditions may include pre-eclampsia, diabetes, and high blood pressure.

Mothers
with traces of Meconium in the amniotic fluid should be monitored very closely,
which helps to take timely and effective measures if meconium aspiration
syndrome occurs.

If traces of Meconium are found in the
amniotic fluid, then it is best to have a special care team present at the time
of delivery. There is no treatment needed if the newborn is crying and shows
activity.

If the baby does not cry or little activity shows after birth, the nurse or doctor places a tube in the child’s airways.

The traces of Meconium can be removed by aspiration. If necessary, the procedure can be repeated.

If the baby’s heart rate is very low or the baby is not breathing properly, the team will place a mask on the baby to help breathe.

This mask is connected to a bag that provides a mixture of oxygen to inflate the baby’s lungs.

To
keep track of the baby’s condition, he can be placed in the neonatal intensive
care unit or the special care nursery. Other treatments that can be given are:

Also, you will need to know how to cope with the first stool move of your little new family member.

The first stool of a newborn is a tar-like colored substance and black, and the smell of the first saddle adopted by the baby is not because the fault meconium is sterile.

However, the baby’s odorless shit is not something to boast of because the colonization of bacteria begins immediately after the first feeding.

The baby’s poop remains non-stinking until bacterial colonization in the gut begins.

The
white and red color of the baby’s stool should be concerned. White stools that
look like clay color are an indication of severe liver disease. Red stools
indicate the presence of blood in the stool of the baby.

Although
this blood could have come from bleeding to the mother’s nipples or had been
swallowed at birth, the wise thing would be to consult a doctor and get the
baby checked.

How
does a baby eat in the womb?

Inside the womb, babies cannot consume the kind of hard food we take, but that notwithstanding, they still get all the food, water, and oxygen they need. How does this happen?

Molecules of food pregnant women eat eventually get absorbed into their bloodstream.

From there, they flow to the placenta after which they are transferred to the blood of the baby through its umbilical cord.

During pregnancy, the woman will need more energy than usual.

On account of this, she will have to increase her intake of proteins, vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, and fats, due to the increasing demands of the baby that is developing in her womb.

Therefore,
the healthy growth of the unborn baby depends on the mother’s diet, which
should increase in terms of both quality and quantity.

If
the mother does not take adequate amounts of food, the placenta will also
absorb the nutrients and oxygen from the mother’s blood, which will cause the
mother to weaken, generating subsequent problems for the mother, during
childbirth and in extreme cases it could affect the baby inside.

The
placenta is a complex organ that feeds the unborn baby, releases hormones and
enzymes, has space with villi where endocrine, metabolic functions are
performed and depend almost entirely on the mother’s blood.

The
placenta transports food and oxygen from the mother’s circulatory system to the
unborn baby, and the unborn baby sends elimination products to the placenta.

In
this way, there is an exchange between the mother and the unborn baby, the
blood circulation of the mother and the unborn baby are completely independent.

The
blood spaces surround the villi of the placenta, are filled with blood from the
blood of the mother’s arteries, blood that contains food and passes through the
walls of the villi.

The umbilical cord is the tube through which facilitates the exchange of blood between mother and child.

It has two arteries spirally linked around a single vein, these three components are attached to the navel of the unborn baby, and the other end attached to the placenta.

The
arteries of the mother provide oxygen and nutrients, these are collected
through the villi of the placenta, absorbing the blood from the arteries of the
mother, from there it passes to the circulation of the unborn baby using the
two arteries of the umbilical cord.

By
week-7, the umbilical cord becomes evident, and the first ultrasound
indications of the placenta are appreciated as it then can be seen through the
Doppler study, how the embryonic circulation is directed towards the placenta.

From
this moment, and during the rest of the pregnancy, the baby will get all its
nutrients and oxygen through this route.

The
baby does not need to eat or wait for mom to eat to get her nutrients since, in
the placenta, magnificent but hideous factory, there is all the necessary
exchange so that the baby gets everything it needs to grow.

Exchange: In the placenta, the
maternal and fetal circulation approach without ever contacting.

In
the placenta, there are small pockets where the maternal blood, oxygenated and
full of nutrients is introduced to bathe the capillaries (villi) corals) that
are inside and that are the terminal structures of the umbilical cord capable
of exchanging substances on either side.

The
baby gets water, minerals, oxygen, varied biochemical precursors, glucose, amino
acids and fatty acids that will allow the growth of the organs of his body; the
mother will receive, in return, waste products that will be disposed of in her
blood.

Baby feeding: As hinted earlier,
all the baby’s nutrition comes through the umbilical cord in the form of
dissolved substances in the mother’s blood.

These nutrients pass to the baby continuously whether or not the mother has eaten.

The baby is continuously parasitizing her mother to guarantee her development.

If
the mother is malnourished, the baby will accelerate maternal malnutrition
until it reaches a point where the baby will not be able to obtain adequate
nutrients, and both will be severely compromised.

When
the placenta does not work well, the exchange surface is reduced and therefore,
the diffusion of oxygen and nutrients from the mother to the unborn baby will be
limited even when the mother is well nourished. This condition is called
‘placental insufficiency.’

It
is the cause of the so-called chronic fetal distress that leads to babies of
low weight or with intrauterine fetal growth retardation.

The
baby continuously swallows amniotic fluid but gets nothing practically from him
to nourish himself, by ultrasound the stomach can be seen “full” of
fluid, and that means that the upper digestive tract is properly developed and
that the nervous system works correctly in what reflexes swallowing refers; It
doesn’t mean that the baby has eaten recently.

The
stomach should always be visible; otherwise, it may suggest serious fetal
problems of a structural or functional nature.

Do
babies fart in the womb?

Babies can not fart in the womb. This is so because your unborn baby is indeed surrounded by water and not of air, and because an ‘air’ is nothing but the gas that is produced during digestion and your child doesn’t digest food digestion since he/she gets all the nutrients from the placenta.

What
does a baby do in the womb?

In addition to the inconveniences, the addition of a lot of kilos and a spicy birth, the pregnancy is extremely special.

The life that you feel grows in you and more and more shows that it is a truly mature person in the making.

At
times when it is very heavy (if you are hanging over the pot or lying in bed
with a merciless cramp in your legs), think about what great things are
happening inside.

Then you will hardly notice it. At the end of the third trimester they become present and sometimes a bit irritating, but most of all very cute.

8). Sucking on the thumb

That is cute to behold. On many echoes, ‘parents to be ‘discern the beginning of an addiction that expert parents say ‘help, how do we get rid of it?’

Although, English research indicates that thumb sucking is a sign of a healthy baby.

Frequently touching the lower part of the face can be an indication of social interaction, learning to eat, and being able to ‘comfort’ yourself.

9). Bonds with you

In the last few weeks, your baby will listen more and more to how you talk. The sound, the intonation.

It doesn’t matter what you say, if only in a normal tone, but even if you shit and pee, your baby will automatically positively recognize your voice after the birth. And that immediately produces a special bond.

Conclusion

All in all, unborn babies are fully human like the rest of us.

Otherwise, they would not be able to develop organs, feel, grow, eat, and even poop as we all do.

The only major things unborn babies are incapable of is thinking and effective communication.

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